HL2 Mapping (Xootixz3!)

[^DiZnEy^]

Xootixz3 for sc2 will maybe come. Well need to get done with xootixz2 first tho *needs to hurry ABIT* :rolleyes:
I wonder how it is mapping for half-life2. Its gonna be alot harder, but imagine what we can do!!! All the possibilities! :eek: :D

[Film11]

Actually I do believe it will the same editor (hammer) and not a lot much will be different. There will be lots of new entities like ragdoll magnet etc. (hopefully) so in essence if youve mapped before you certainly wont have much trouble.

[SK]

I think ill have to have another crack at mapping when HL2 comes along.

[Film11]

Especially with the new physics *slobber*

[Naigel]

I think you'll have to wait quite some time... I don't think there will be a co-op multiplayer mode in Half-life 2...

Anyways, if HL2 is released, I will definitely be making a disco map and a themepark map.

[^DiZnEy^]

Imagine, how large map u can make without effecting the fps!! :D

[Rezon]

Yes, and it will be a huge gravity storm.

Hey, nine people with manipulator? :grin1:

[Destroyer]

lol pwnage hmm disco map.. DANCEING MONSTERS

[Z!ppy]

No!! it gettig the manipulator and chucking monsters down holes!!! :lol:

[Jon]

im soo sorry 2 say this 2 u all but noone even knows about multiplayer and rumours are its scraped. or wont come into effect till l8r and be in some steam dl pack :(

[Film11]

Er. Where the sweet hell did you hear this from? I heard there were gonna be packs with like SP SP+MP and MP. Either way I definitely think MP is in. They would be stoned to death if they removed it. Seriously.

[Jon]

yeh they would but nooon knows aything so multiplayer must be PREEEETYYYY good or its scraped and they dont want 2 die just yet by announcing it.

[Naigel]

Imagine, how large map u can make without effecting the fps!! :D

*drool*

Stop, really stop...

/me takes a break.

[Rezon]

But there is one problem.





Sven Coop is usually more fun with LESS than 5 people.

And that you can have something like hundred players in a one server doesnt make me happy.

[Destroyer]

hmm if i get a manipulator ill chuck the noobs and abusers down holes :D

[Film11]

Somehow I dont think you'll be able to do that :P

[Raging Wulf]

hmm if i get a manipulator ill chuck the noobs and abusers down holes :D
and you'll be an abuser yourself by doing so. does that mean you'll chuck yourself down holes as well?

[^DiZnEy^]

Lmao! Large hole in xootixz3 coming right up! :rolleyes:

[Jon]

u cnt manulipate players sorry 2 burst everyones bulbble but that would be stupid

[Vorm]

How do you know - have you played it?
If it "Bump" a buggy back onto the road as in the bink, then the weight of a body certainly wouldn't be a restriction!

[Jon]

y would u be alowed 2 manlipulate people that would just annoy people when some jackass goes around grabing people and throwing them about its a stupid concept

[Vorm]

Didn't say it wasn't stupid, was just commenting on your use of "u can't" :p

[Jon]

:P or have i played it muahahahah no no i havent.

[Sust]

I've seen a screenshot of making a HL² map in an editor, which looked like hammer. I've also read that there is no limit how big you can make a map. If I am imagine ...

btw have you seen all HL² videos(not only bink videos) that are released ? I did :P

[Naigel]

I've seen a screenshot of making a HL² map in an editor, which looked like hammer. I've also read that there is no limit how big you can make a map. If I am imagine ...

btw have you seen all HL² videos(not only bink videos) that are released ? I did :P

There is a limit... the size you can use to create your map in has been tripled... enough space, me thinks.

[Raging Wulf]

only tripled? Aww. ):

[Naigel]

only tripled? Aww. ):

Erhm, did you ever walk from the utter left of a map to the utter right of a map?

[Sust]

There is a limit... the size you can use to create your map in has been tripled... enough space, me thinks.

In many videos and reports I've heard that it was increased tenfold. So, for me it's unlimited :P , if I think of the limit in HL1.

[Rezon]

Yeah, because you use car to get there

I cant wait to get into a driver seat of a jeep.


And run over EVERYONE!!!!

*Evil laughter*

[Destroyer]

i wanna get the gun that sticks stuff on ure car then ill get sharp point metal sicks and make a ramming device

[Raging Wulf]

Erhm, did you ever walk from the utter left of a map to the utter right of a map?
it'll go faster in a buggy. A lot faster.

[Naigel]

My point was... the normal HL1 map limit is already kinda big. Triple (or tenfold, whatever) it and you have quite a lot of space to run in (or: to drive in).

[Rezon]

It would be fun if there are somekind Teamplay vehicles in SC, like trucks where you can pick up people and drive them to next destination. like that.

[Naigel]

It would be fun if there are somekind Teamplay vehicles in SC, like trucks where you can pick up people and drive them to next destination. like that.

I sure do think they will give the mappers this option... what I wanna see for now is an entity which allows you just to 'sit' in a place... the reason for this is for a rollercoaster. When HL2 comes out (or Svenco-op 2 that is) I want to see if it's possible to create seats in certain things. And not just an open spot which is very buggy (check the current rollercoasters which gets you killed or it stops due to you blocking it somehow).

I'm just so excited about the new things we, mappers, can do in the new engine (entity IN entity :shocked: ). If can assure you that Svenco-op 2 (IF there comes a SC2 that is) will rock your pants off.

I just hope the SC team will immediately work on SC2 as soon as HL2 is released... even if it means just to get more players in singleplayer HL2 that would be good.

By the way, all this might sound like nonsense, but I'm just excited about it all!

[Jon]

that would rock and the driver has a seat that would rock so much

[Rezon]

The you would get a tank where one is driver, one guuner, and one in machine bipod.

That would rock.

[Naigel]

I sure do wanna test out the new engine now...

[Jon]

... hurry up and relese the tools VALVE :D

[Destroyer]

nope NS maps will pwn marines get small buggies 2 drive in and run over gorges :)

[Raging Wulf]

My point was... the normal HL1 map limit is already kinda big. Triple (or tenfold, whatever) it and you have quite a lot of space to run in (or: to drive in).
i got no problem as long as it's tenfold. i mean, 3 times as big as normal just sound a little low, especially since the engine is made for out door areas. Running from one of the map grid to the other end, just horizontally is kind of short in Half-Life. tenfold that length though, and you got quite a bit of runnin' ahead of you. but only 3 times that wouldn't make sense, it wouldn't be enough space to have FUN with the vehicles.

[Naigel]

i got no problem as long as it's tenfold. i mean, 3 times as big as normal just sound a little low, especially since the engine is made for out door areas. Running from one of the map grid to the other end, just horizontally is kind of short in Half-Life. tenfold that length though, and you got quite a bit of runnin' ahead of you. but only 3 times that wouldn't make sense, it wouldn't be enough space to have FUN with the vehicles.

True, we'll only know when HL2 arrives :) !

[Retrocity]

i point out, that multiplayer is in, in HL2 Beta Single player maps you can start a server with a simple command, to join you need the IP
instant multiplayer, so i think our hopes can rise

[Naigel]

i point out, that multiplayer is in, in HL2 Beta Single player maps you can start a server with a simple command, to join you need the IP
instant multiplayer, so i think our hopes can rise

Serious?? But that won't be a co-operative mode, would it?

[Destroyer]

=)

[Jon]

^^ what does that mean! geeze xerox where u find that info...

[Film11]

By playing the leak... ¬_¬

[Destroyer]

lol

[Raptor]

as soon as hl2 comes out i'm making a manipulator race-track battle map, with tons of boxes, barrels etc. to launch off of bridges and stuff at the passing cars, what fun... maybe a race-only version and a manipulator-only version (with more stuff to throw around) and definately a few corpses lying around in the map by default, hell, i'll throw in a secret with an ad for thebanlist.com (and marks-servers.com of course!) with a button that spawns zombies all over, along with those crazy undead-zombie type things seen in 1 pic (don't remember where it was, too lazy to look for it)... since vhe will be the same i could probably start making it now, but i'll wait

edit: oh right, and why should you complain about the maps being 3x the size and having vehicles? the SDK for doom3 will have a vehicle code in it, and look how small the maps in that are (or at least how small each area is, never anything more than the average quake3 visibility distance/object count), the physics and shadows are good in doom3 (d3 shadows > hl2), but theres nothing to mess around with physics-wise, imagine hl2, i can guarentee there will be a mod with helicopters and jets for hl2

[Retrocity]

jesus film dont get so bohibbled over it, i played the leak, GASP, i know what type of interface, graphics my computer cant handle cause the leak is only DX9, and the cools sticky gun thing, but i tell thee, by starting a server in a single player map (me and my dad gave it a try) we set up the prison map series, he joined, we went through it killing dudes, you cant see each other because the player models havnt been implimented yet, but it sure does rock, so get your hopes up and rejoice, or whatever

[Destroyer]

woot rofl

[maDDin]

woot rofl

http://www.isipp.com/slam-spam.jpg

[Retrocity]

AHAHAHAH nice one maddin, roffle....hehe

EDIT:
oh and by the way, the mapping tools did come with the beta, all the tools required, textures, wads, everything was in the beta, they are like Worldcraft or "Valve Hammer Editor" as you guys would put it, BUT, its like a whole SDK, theres all these new fetures i got no clue of what they do, its crazy.